Runoff 2012, Game of the Year

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The 2012 Game of the Year is Journey and the runner up is Dragon's Dogma.

Dragon's Dogma seems like it is one of those games that slid under the radar of most reviewers in 2012.  It got a Metacritic score of 78/75 on the PS3/XBox 360 respectively.  And yet, I keep hearing good things about it from the people who have played it.  It looks like a game I need to check out soon.

Also, everything I've seen from Dragon's Dogma 2 so far makes me think it is going to be a breakout success in 2024, much like BG3 was this year and Elden Ring was the year before.  Often when there is a game that is something of a sleeper hit and/or has a cult following, then the next entry becomes this explosive success.  I've seen this before with Demon's Souls, Nier, and Persona 4.  All of these games did not get much attention when released, but there was a consistent buzz about them even months or years after their initial release.  Then the next game comes along and becomes a much bigger success.  I'm getting that same vibe from Dragon's Dogma, and I'm expecting Dragon's Dogma 2 to be a significant success right from launch next year.